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It absolutely did. GO has a window for service inbound from 6am to 9am, and from outbound 3pm to 7pm. CPKC, in return, try and schedule their trains so that there are no inbounds in the morning, and no outbounds in the evening. This prevents having GO trains have to try and pass freights going...

That, and a reinforced floor to handle the weight and point-loading of a TBM. Which they are currently building at all of the station boxes. Dan

The difference between the lowest low and highest high on a streetcar is something like 5 inches. The ramp is capable of operating down to a 2 inch difference in height (IIRC), but can not be used if the threshold is at the same height as the platform. I don't see it being an issue other than...

Nitpick: MDBF is just one type of measure of reliability. To get a more fulsome picture, you also need additional stats such as Availability. Not the charging duration, because they can charge at any time - but yes, the shorter operating range of EVs today as compared to diesel-powered buses is...

And not only if there is a load within the car itself as well, but even how the load is distributed. Dan

If you want to go back further, it was part of the original scope of the Geogetown GO line when it opened in April 1974, so this is not quite exclusively a Metrolinx issue. Dan

While I don't necessarily disagree with your other timelines (I might argue that they're a tad aggressive from what I've seen, but certainly not impossible), this one I do have a problem with. So yeah......no. A 40+ foot vertical flight of stars is going to take more than just a couple of...

When building an entire stadium, they usually don't have to keep the existing one operating inside of the new one, along with accesses to it and keeping everyone safe. Building an expansion to an existing piece of infrastructure is always going to be harder if you want to keep the original one...

Well, what has already been done so far is: - Cut through the floor on two different levels of the parking structure - Build a support around those cuts - Excavate vertically down to the subway tunnel - Build a support frame around the future openings in the platform walls So a lot of the hard...

The TTC project is the more complicated of the two, and is the one that is not as far along. They've only just cut the first opening at platform level, and need to do another one still. A year and a half to finish that project sounds about right for it. They are not speaking to how long the...

Check again now. It looks like they accidentally put up a temporary version of the timetable, instead of the correct one. They changed it by yesterday evening. The version available on their site now shows the same weekday service as runs today, but the enhanced weekend service. Dan

Unless you're Robert Wadlow or Yao Ming, your head is at the perfect height to hit the far rail if you slip. Dan

So, this is all quite curious. As there is supposed to be a rather large announcement with one of the ministers on Friday. Maybe these are interim until that new announcement? Dan

At least Crosslinx isn't involved to enforce a 2km/h walking speed limit for the first 2 months of opening.... Dan

Considering that they seem to be doubling-down on emphasizing "repairing" the existing design to improve its durability, my guess is no. But then again, the Philly cars are going to be a far more bespoke design akin to the Flexity Outlook cars on Toronto's legacy network, so they may be basing...

Ahh, I was not aware that New Flyer made those changes. Thanks for that. Dan

MTA uses different specs in their tenders. They have required stainless steel frames in the past, but they have also required that any bus meets a certain threshold of longevity at the Altoona "shaker" testing. Orion late it its life almost offered bids on a North American-ized Mercedes Citaro...

The main difference is that they are an inside bearing design versus an outside bearing design. The bearings are mounted inboard of the wheels, versus outboard. This by itself is not unusual. What is unusual is the truck frame in concert with the swing-link suspension AND the outside-hung...

Many of the stations, too. Dan

Not as well as you think.... Dan